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Commentary
EU moves get praise from telling factions at wildlife conference
By Tracy Keeling - The Canary The European Union has come under fire from wildlife charities, among others, for some of its actions at the World Wildlife Conference. Not everyone is displeased with the trade bloc, however. According to attendees of a meeting at the conference on 21 November, a consultant for a trophy hunting advocacy group sang the EU’s praises. CoP19: EU on sharks and elephants The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora’s (CITES) conference of the parties (CoP19) is taking place in Panama from 14 to 25 November. CITES...
Mixed results for African elephants at the world wildlife trade conference in Panama
By Adam Cruise & Keith Lindsay PANAMA CITY: During the 19th Conference of the Parties (CoP19) in Panama of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the plight of African elephants has once again been prominent on the agenda. The 170 nations (called Parties) present at CoP19, which runs from the 14th to 25th of November, will decide whether measures must be adopted to afford endangered species of plants and animals stronger or weaker protection from exploitation for international trade. Adoption of proposals is decided through voting in which a two-thirds...
News
CITES spurns Zim’s request to sell ivory
By Tatira Zwinoira, Zimbabwe Independent The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) secretariat has thrown out Zimbabwe’s request to sell its ivory...
Poaching on the rise, but CITES COP19 downgrades status of southern white rhino
Himanshu Nitnaware, Down to Earth In a major setback to rhino conservation in Africa, the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhino from Appendix I to Appendix II was accepted at the...
CITES COP19: Stopping ivory from leaking onto illegal market
By EnviroNews Nigeria The Elephant Protection Initiative Foundation (EPIF) highlighted its pioneering work across Africa in securing stockpiles of ivory and other wildlife products at the 19th...
Press releases
Press Release: CITES Meeting Concludes With Bids to Open Ivory, Rhino Horn Trading Defeated
By Center for Biological Diversity Reptiles, Amphibians Win Protections, Large Mammals Hit Stalemates. PANAMA CITY— Countries at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting confirmed votes Thursday rejecting resumption of the ivory and rhinoceros horn trade, sparing...
Studies
Elephant facial motor control
By Lena V. Kaufmann, Undine Schneeweis, Eduard Maier, Thomas Hildebrandt &...
Mapping potential connections between Southern Africa’s elephant populations
By Ryan M. Huang ,Rudi J. van Aarde ,Stuart L. Pimm,Michael J. Chase,Keith...
Combating the Use of Cyanide Poison in Ivory Poaching
By Richard Hoare, Chris Foggin, Steve Alexander, Divine...
Reports
Kenya’s Wildlife Conservancies
By Dr Adam Cruise Over the past 30 years, wildlife conservancies in Kenya have proliferated. There are currently 167 conservancies covering 11 percent of Kenya’s landmass. This is more than the area of national parks, which covers around eight percent of the total area. Kenya’s conservancies are...
About
The Journal of African Elephants was created by a group of concerned journalists, biologists and conservationists, who, after years of tracking and documenting the catastrophic decline of Africa’s elephant populations, have recognised the urgent need for a dedicated English and French news and commentary space to enhance and increase global awareness of the plight of Africa’s savanna and forest elephants. Our Commentary service, in particular, are writers that focus on the need to provide awareness of Africa’s elephants and affected surrounding human communities from a distinctly African perspective that, for the most part, is lacking in the dominance of Western media.